Similar Products Used: NiteRider Moab. Not as bright by any means. But the toughest bike light I've used. Three years old/still works perfect.

Bike Setup: Marin East Peak.

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Submitted by
stevethebrit
a Cross Country Rider
from San Francisco, CA, US

Date Reviewed: December 10, 2010

Strengths: I am not sure. They failed right out of the box

Weaknesses: My lights failed out of the box. The left LED operating the spot light was broken straight out of the box.

Bottom Line:

I'm pretty upset about this. I realise these things happen with electrical equipment, but it doesn't make me feel any better. To spend this amount of money on what is supposed to be 'state of the art' and have it fail before its even been out on a night ride. The hilarious thing is I bought a new Hope Vision 4 LED and they failed on the first night ride as well. I must be the unluckiest person in the world. Be warned even with a product this well built, it could be broken in the box new.

Strengths: Very bright, great beam pattern, easy to charge and set up on the bike, seems to be very durable components and connections.

Weaknesses: Heavy.

Bottom Line:

I got lucky and found this unit on Craigslist for a great deal. I wasn't sure about going for such a high budget item, however, after experiencing my first night ride yesterday, I can honestly say I am glad I spent the $$$. I never out rode the light, and rode for two hours at a mixture of settings. I kept it at the lowest setting for climbing, shut the light off during breaks (which was also a great way to enjoy the city lights views) and then ran full power for the downhill section of the return trip. The battery charger is easy to read and functions very well, with charging and fully charged indicators. Tweaking the lumens vs. light time via the downloadable software is next on the list. Bottom Line: very happy with this light.

A great light for technical singletrack. I've ridden with 1200 lumens on the bar and 900 lumens on the helmet--Midnight Sun! I do prefer the whiter light from the HID bulb, though. Good for those who think you can't have too much light.

Strengths: Stupidly bright. Really easy to put on and take off the bike. Handlebar attachment is quick.

Weaknesses: 1. Costs a lot. 2. Handlebar attachment causes some minor jittering of the light. 3. you have to take the battery out of the 'holster' to charge it. That takes an extra 30 seconds and is only mildly annoying.

This complete light weighs more than 800+ grams claimed on the box and the battery life started to deplete quickly to the last bar on a cool 45-50 degree nightride in less than 1hr on full power.

Also you cannot easily tell what setting you have it on since there is no indicator to show which of the bulbs is on, ie., the spot, the flood or both. Even thier past generation 12Pro-E had two tiny optical lights that lit up above the corresponding bulb.

On full power the light output is impressively bright and even over the trail in front of you. The sides are also lit up.

I returned this light today and ordered the Seca 900 at 1/3 the weight, as well as the 240Lumen Focus Joystick (3hr burntime) for the helmet at only 100grams.

Get this light if you need the brightest without any regard to weight and your night rides are in warmer weather.

Strengths: Two size beams, set the exact amount of light you need and for the ride you are doing, lots of light at low settings.

Weaknesses: Must keep the battery case straps very tight or the light might go off when you hit a bump at 25mph or above.

Bottom Line:

I have ridden 150 mi. in the dark with the Pro 1200 already. I commute 30 mi. to work (one way) in the dark and need great lighting as I have a five mile down hill (Palomares) with no street lights and lots 15-20 mi/hr corners and my speed approaches 40 mi/hr. I never felt conferrable riding Palomares until I had five 500 lumens lights, four on the bike and one on my helmet. I have replaced the four 500 lumen bike lights with the one Pro 1200 AND have better visibility. I am thrilled.